Judge Okays $97 Million Settlement to Replace Flint's Water Lines

A settlement gives Flint at least $87 million to replace pipes to 18,000 homes by 2019

Author Brooke Bennett

31 March, 2017

A federal judge has approved a deal to replace water lines at 18,000 homes in Flint, marking a long-term fix to overcome the disastrous discovery of high lead levels in the city's water system.

In February, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced that the state would stop paying water bill credits to Flint residences by March 1 because lead levels had dropped below federal maximum threshold.

Under the settlement, they will get a schedule for water line replacements while the state gets a schedule for weaning Flint off the community resource stations where bottled water, water filters and filter replacement cartridges are now distributed free of charge.

Flint's water was tainted with lead for at least 18 months, as the city tapped the Flint River but didn't treat the water to reduce corrosion.

The State to guarantee funding for seven existing health and medical programs created to mitigate the effects of lead exposure for Flint residents. "For the first time, there will be an enforceable commitment to get the lead pipes out of the ground", said Dimple Chaudhary, the plaintiffs' lead attorney.

Edwards told The Associated Press that with improved water quality, temporary use of filters and new pipes, "Flint residents really have nothing to worry about other than the lost trust and history of this disaster, which may take a generation to fix".

The settlement, accepted by a federal judge, resolves just one of the civil lawsuits filed against state and city officials.

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